Police in Regional Division 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) dismantled a large-scale cannabis operation during an ‘Eradication Exercise’ conducted between Wiruni and St. Lust in the Berbice River. The operation resulted in the destruction of a substantial cannabis farm and associated equipment, police said on Tuesday.
Reports are that ranks discovered the cannabis farm spanning approximately three acres. The farm contained some 250 beds, each supporting 50 cannabis plants, with the plants ranging in height from four to six feet. In total, the operation targeted 12,500 cannabis plants, with an estimated average weight of 27,500 kg and a street value $3,875,531.
Additionally, a nursery containing about 25,200 plants and approximately 140 pounds of dried cannabis was also found and destroyed. Two makeshift camps, which included four hammocks, kitchen utensils, and various groceries, were set ablaze along with the cannabis plants.
